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Chapter 8: Youth Icons of India

20 Feb,2023 Download Pdf 5 Min Read

Introduction

The youth are an essential demographic and an essential force for development and change.
They have the power to alter social institutions, affect markets, and create policy.
These are essential to achieving the goals of AatmaNirbhar Bharat.
Indian youth icons include people like:

SUNDAR PICHAI

He runs Google as its CEO and in the year 2022, he received the Padma Bhushan Award.

SATYA NADELLA

He is the CEO of Microsoft, and in 2022, he received the Padma Bhushan award for his services to business and industry.

NAVEEN TIWARI

He established a business in the consumer internet space that has created very innovative online services including Glance and Roposo.

Some of the Prominent Youth Icons in the Field of Sports

Sharath Kamal Achanta: He is one of the most remarkable table tennis players in India who was granted the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award in 2022.
Seema Punia: For her outstanding work in the sport of athletics, she was given the Arjuna Award in 2022.
Neeraj Chopra: In the men's javelin throw event at the Tokyo Olympics in 2020, he made history by earning India's first-ever athletics gold medal.

Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, a young man who defeated Magnus Carlsen, the well-known global chess champion from Norway

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